Friday, July 18, 2014

The Superstition Mysteries Are Coming

Hello.I'm Rory Chasen, and I'm new to Killer
Characters, although I suspect I'll be here again, possibly a lot.As long as it doesn't bring me bad luck, of
course.

Not that I believe in the
validity of superstitions.At least, not
entirely.I'm skeptical about them, and
that's exactly why I happened to venture to Destiny, California, with my wonderful dog Pluckie.

You see, my beloved fiancé Warren happened to have
died not long after walking under a ladder.Did he die because he walked under it?The ladder didn't hit him, but a car did.Even so, since the superstition exists that
it's bad luck to walk under a ladder, I wasn't sure.My good friend Gemma Grayfield suggested that
I go to Destiny to check it out, since Destiny is all about superstitions.

Not only that, but upon
reaching Destiny Pluckie and I were immediately immersed in the possibility of
another superstition being true.I
intended to visit the Broken Mirror Bookstore on Destiny Boulevard, which was owned by
Kenneth Tarzal, author of the premier book on superstitions, The Destiny of Superstitions.However, before we got there Pluckie kept
tugging on her leash until I entered the shop next door, the Lucky Dog
Boutique.Pluckie led me into the back
room, where the shop's owner, Martha Jallopia, was ill and nearly unconscious
on the floor.But she said she knew she
was going to be okay since she'd been on her way to a business meeting, and
happened to just see a very lucky black-and-white dog: Pluckie.

Martha soon asked me to run
the Lucky Dog Boutique for her.Since my
career back home in L.A.
had been as an assistant manager at a store in a large pet store chain, I
agreed, at least for a while.I liked
Martha, after all.

And later, when Martha was
accused of murdering Tarzal... well, I just had to help clear her.

The story of what happened
will be memorialized in the book Lost
Under A Ladder, to be published in October of this year.Its author Linda O. Johnston has written
stories chronicling how murders investigated by other amateurs were resolved,
so I'm hopeful that her telling of my story will stick to the facts and not
just the superstitions.

At least I'll cross my
fingers that she'll do a good job with it...

Since Lost Under A Ladder isn't available yet, Linda
tells me that she is giving away a copy of TEACUP
TURBULENCE, the most recent Pet Rescue Mystery, as part of the Killer
Characters Cozy Days of Summer giveaway...She says you should leave a comment before midnight tonight for a chance
to win. She also asked me to tell you to
be sure to look for the new Pet Rescue Mystery novella CHIHUAHUA CHAOS. It's only $1.99 on Amazon!

LOST UNDER A LADDER, the first Superstition Mystery by
Linda O. Johnston, will be an October 14 release from Midnight Ink and is
available for pre-order now.

Hi Linda,I love reading about murder and superstitions... I wish you even had ARC's available as giveaways for this new series. I own 3 of the Rescue series and 2 of the Kendra books. But beggars (which is what all contest entrants really are) can't be choosers. I'd love any book you offer as a prize.

Got onto the computer somewhat late in California, and I'm delighted to see so many comments--and entries to win TEACUP TURBULENCE! Rory's excited about it, too, as is Lauren from the Pet Rescue Mysteries.

The Superstition Mystery "Lost Under A Ladder," sounds so original, and with Rory, Pluckie and Martha's descriptions in the post I"m already interested. Love to own Teacup Turbulence, a Pet Rescue Mystery, too as I used to rescue abandoned animals myself. Loved the post!

I guess I will just have to wait til October to find out who murdered Tarzai. In the meantime, I'd love to read Teacup Turbulence to pass the time. I've just told my sister all about your anniversary. lkish77123 at gmail dot com

I've seen enough ladders lately from painting, but I will keep my fingers crossed on this one!! Your books sound like great Summer reads, and I'm looking forward to them!! Thanks for the opportunity to win one!! Probe211@aol.com

I'm not superstitious, I don't think. Although sometimes when I spill salt I will throw some over my shoulder -- don't know if it's supposed to be over a particular shoulder, I just throw it over the one where I won't hit anyone behind me. And I don't walk under ladders, but that's more from a safety standpoint. Think I might not mind reading about superstitions, so I do want to give this series a look.donna{dot}durnell{at}sbcglobal{dot}net

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